(not untar or any directory implementation on the HDD, simply put an ISO reading program and run the whole stuff into RAM)

Thanks for any help.

EDDY1

01-22-2011 08:23 PM

Use rewriteable cd's

---------- Post added 01-22-11 at 05:24 PM ----------

Install Virtual Box then you can try all the distros and not need cd's

EDDY1

01-22-2011 08:25 PM

I have 4 on my machine afdter the first 1 it gets easier.

jefro

01-24-2011 05:48 PM

You really should install a virtual machine.

Grub can boot some iso's but not all are bootable in grub or grub4dos.

Live usb's are a great way to go too.

darkduck

01-25-2011 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro
(Post 4236523)

Live usb's are a great way to go too.

...and faster!

floppy_stuttgart

01-26-2011 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkduck
(Post 4236847)

...and faster!

I have already knoppix on one USB (in fact a compactflash I used on an USB adapter and now this CF is in the PC with an IDE adapter). But I am running out of USB.
So, if there is no other solution than using a virtual machine, I wil do it.

EDDY1

01-26-2011 01:58 PM

you'll be able to do more rewrites and have less hardware and grub issues during testing different distros.

jefro

01-26-2011 05:50 PM

The problem is not so simple. Yes, some iso images can be booted directly. Yet, not all can be easily booted directly and not all can be booted from a usb flash. I only keep two flash that I use for linux boot. I select one to erase when I want to choose.

Why not use a Virtual Machine would be my question? They are the most simple way to boot an iso or image or pre-made vm or dd copy of hard drive or usb or cd or almost any media.

I only use VM's for testing. They boot faster from the OS I am on. They boot way faster than a usb or cd every could. They take only a few seconds to create and destroy. They can be transported, shared and used like any file. What is the down side?

floppy_stuttgart

01-27-2011 04:13 PM

ok. ok. Virtual machine.
I have tinyCoreLinux (my preferred distro currently). Which extension should I use?
qemu? or another one?
my pc is a low spec pc: it should be adapted to a vm program.
Any recommendation?